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[Worf]

Just had a notification from Microshaft that they are stopping supporting 8.1 and that I should buy a new Windows11 PC

Up to now I have stuck to 8.1 as I use ancient copies of Dreamweaver and Photoshop (when you didnt have to rent it) so I was unsure if they would work with Windows 10. Looks like I have no choice now. I see you can upgrade to 10 for free but without a "product key" so some things dont work
Anyone done this?

Many thanks
Bruce

[martinthefirst]

Your 8.1 will still work fine if you are not bothered about "support". AFAIK you should still be able to upgrade to W10 for free, see: https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade/

[Wittsend]

Yes I did several years ago...

What versions are you using ?

I'm using Dreamweaver 8 and PhotoShop 5.5 and 7.0

... and these will work in Windows 11 

You can get the product codes off the internet.
You have to install the apps manually.

I like these apps - there is far less bloat than the current versions and I know my way around them.

Actually, I'm typing this on my new super Mac.
I run Windows 11 on it using the Parallels Desktop emulator for which I'm happy to pay for 

Windows 10 is obsolete.

Very old PCs and laptops (say older than 5 years) can't run Windows 11.
There is a fix, but you have to mess with the BIOS - search the internet for it.



Now waiting for someone to post extolling the virtues of Linux ....




 

[A-Ro]

Or MacOS. I’m interested in the older versions of Photoshop, I wonder if these are still “available”. I don’t have enough requirement to spend a long time finding my way round the “bloat”, I can’t even spend the time necessary to learn how to find my way round my camera and for the same reason I don’t want to pay a monthly fee. I’m happy at the moment using the standard editing tools on my phone on the jpeg files but sometimes I feel I could do a better job with Photoshop on the RAW files.

[Wittsend]

What platform are you running and what versions of Photoshop

I couldn't easily get Photoshop 5.5 to run in the current MacOS hence my use of the Parallels emulator.

[Worf]

I have Photoshop CS2 and DreamweaverMX2004. Told you they were ancient, but work perfectly for the use I give them. I don't do enough now to justify shelling out £30 per month for one program.

[A-Ro]

What platform are you running and what versions of Photoshop

I couldn't easily get Photoshop 5.5 to run in the current MacOS hence my use of the Parallels emulator.

I’m Apple all the way now, I have a Mac, an iPad and an iPhone. I haven’t purchased Photoshop because of the fees, if I were taking dozens of photos a month then I would certainly go for it but the sporadic bursts of photography that I do doesn’t warrant the outlay.

[ChrisJC]

Now waiting for someone to post extolling the virtues of Linux ....

 

I use Linux. I am not familiar with these issues of which you speak. 

Chris.